| 100% | ROOSTER | 7 | The next year belonging to this animal is not until 2029 |
| 39% | DOG | 3 | President Trump is the first president in over 100 years not to have one of these |
| 38% | FLOATING | 8 | These ribs are not connected to the breastbone |
| 38% | TIGER | 5 | Next stop: India! Visit a zoo to look at this majestic striped feline that is the national animal of India (1/3) |
| 38% | RENAS | 5 | Bitter who was the Ambassador to Laos until this year and Sofer who starred in TV's "Always and Forever" |
| 35% | ONEWORD | 7 | What the answer to this clue is not (it's two!) |
| 34% | ZOO | 3 | Where you may not be allowed to "feed the animals" |
| 34% | CENTENNIAL | 10 | The Nineteenth Amendment to the US Constitution will enjoy this celebration this year |
| 34% | REPTILES | 8 | Turtles and tortoises belong to this animal family |
| 33% | EAR | 3 | A mantis is the only animal known to have just one of these |
| 33% | EAT | 3 | "___ This, Not That!" (media franchise that claims to be the "no-diet weight loss solution") |
| 33% | ELEPHANT | 8 | This animal is the cousin of the mammoth |
| 33% | COKES | 5 | These bottled drinks were held at the same retail price from 1886 to 1959 - over 70 years |
| 32% | TRICKS | 6 | Animals are trained to perform these |
| 30% | NYE | 3 | Time when the next year is just around the corner: Abbr. |
| 30% | TET | 3 | Vietnamese New Year, which is represented by the Zodiac animals at the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 30% | NOISE | 5 | Despite being inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last year, Radiohead still produces this, to many people |
| 30% | BOX | 3 | Container (and, in a way, what you will find outlined by this year's clues related to the mega-meta) |
| 30% | TIME | 4 | "Now is not the ___" ("Do this later") |
| 30% | WEASELS | 7 | Animals not to be trusted? |
| 30% | BOWL | 4 | (4/5) "After this, let us put this mixture into a ___, continuing to stir until all the ingredients are well combined" |
| 30% | RABBIT | 6 | This animal's foot is said to bring good luck |
| 30% | APORT | 5 | This is left to the captain |
| 30% | SEDATED | 7 | The Ramones want to be this |
| 30% | STAINEDINSTEAD | 14 | What was done to the back deck this time after the fiasco a few years ago with the paint and the raccoon? |
| 30% | GOOSE | 5 | This animal's egg is used to express a low score |
| 29% | HANGRY | 6 | Not to be spoken to until fed |
| 29% | PETROCK | 7 | This domestic companion was mineral, not animal |
| 29% | AVOCADO | 7 | This fruit is the key to guacamole |
| 29% | FINEPRINT | 9 | Not the type to be immediately noticed? |